Castle of Costa Mesa
Felting, Crafting and Puppet Show
Summer 2025 Workshops at WSOC
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- Week 1. 6/23/25 – 6/27/25. Yippee-ki-yay, A Cowboy Tale. Felting, Crafting, Puppet Show Performance
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- All are welcomed to enjoy Friday Puppet Show by students!
- Week 2. 7/7/25 – 7/11/25. Gwydion, Defender of Chickens. Felting, Crafting, Puppet Show
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- All are welcomed to enjoy Friday Puppet Show by students!
- Week 3. 7/14/25 – 7/18/25. Magpie Bridge – A Traditional Chinese Love Story. Felting, Crafting, Puppet Show
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- All are welcomed to enjoy Friday Puppet Show by students!
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Questions? Text Instructor Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082
Week 1. Yippee-ki-yay, A Cowboy Tale
6/23/25 – 6/27/25. Felting, Crafting, Performing Puppet Show
Below picture: Some students’ work from 2023 puppet show class. See more from past classes here.
WEEK 1 – WORKSHOP INFORMATION
- Instructors: Jzin Teng and Elena Roussanova of Castle of Costa Mesa
- Dates: Monday – Friday, June 23 – 27, 2025 (5 days)
- Time: 9am to 1pm
- Puppet-Show Performance: 12:30pm (tentatively) Friday, June 27, 2025. All are invited to enjoy the student’s show!
- Classroom: (tentatively) 7th Grade Classroom – with Air Condition and Piano
- Address: The Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Drive. Costa Mesa, CA 92627
- Ages: Rising 5 – 12 Graders. No experience necessary. Students ages 9 and older with steady and focused temperament, who are able to work safely with felting needles, can make special requests to instructor Jzin (949) 400-7082 to register for the class.
Questions? Text Instructor Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: Register here
WEEK 1 – WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Students will be designing and creating characters and scenes for this Table Top Puppet Show. You will design and needle-felt characters such as cowboys, ladies, bandits, creatures and more. You will build houses, dollhouse furniture and more. Bring your creative brain, you will design, craft, act, sing, play musical instruments, and perform puppet show to entertain an audience on our open house on Friday June 27, 2025. Note: We will be using sharp, barbed needles for needle-felting and hot glue guns for set construction.
Click here to see an example of a workshop in the past: The Three Gifts Puppet show workshop 2023
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND REGISTER
Week 2. Gwydion, Defender of Chickens.
A medieval quest of the young lad who asks “Who am I?”
A sample photo from Mermaid Kingdom 2023 puppet show workshop. See more from Mermaid Kingdom workshop in 2023.
Below: Some of the instructor’s work in preparation for previous classes.
7/7/25 – 7/11/25. Felting, Crafting, Puppet Show
WEEK 2 – WORKSHOP INFORMATION
- Instructors: Jzin Teng and Elena Roussanova of Castle of Costa Mesa
- Dates: Monday – Friday, July 7 – 11, 2025 (5 days)
- Time: 9am to 1pm
- Puppet-Show Performance: 12:30pm (tentatively) Friday, July 11, 2025. All are invited to enjoy the student’s show!
- Classroom: (tentatively) 7th Grade Classroom – with Air Condition and Piano
- Address: The Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Drive. Costa Mesa, CA 92627
- Ages: Rising 5 – 12 Graders. No experience necessary. Students ages 9 and older with steady and focused temperament, who are able to work safely with felting needles, can make special requests to instructor Jzin (949) 400-7082 to register for the class.
Questions? Text Instructor Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND REGISTER
WEEK 2 – WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Long ago, in the Land of Llewdor, a young man named Gwydion was imprisoned by the wicked wizard Manannan. Gwydion was forced to serve the wizard and do household chores including tending the chickens. How this young man longs to escape and see the world! One day, Gwydion secretly left the tower to seek the truth of who he really was! Students will be creating characters and scenes for this exciting Puppet Show. You will needle-felt characters such as Gwydion, the chicken boy, the wicked wizard Manannan who imprisons him, The Three Bears, Medusa, Princess Rosella and others. We will also create sets for the magical Land of Llewdor. If time permits, we may also craft baby dragons. Bring your creative brain, you will design, craft, act, sing, play musical instruments, design sound effects, tell jokes and perform puppet show to entertain an audience on our open house on Friday, July 14, 2024. So bring your family and friend and neighbors for the puppet show! We will be using sharp, barbed needles for needle-felting.
Click here to see an example of a workshop in the past: Mermaid Kingdom Summer 2023 workshop
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND REGISTER
Week 3. Magpie Bridge – A Traditional Chinese Love Story
7/14/25 – 7/18/25. Felting, Crafting, Puppet Show
- July 14 – 18, 2025. Week 3. Magpie Bridge – Cowherd and The Weaver Girl, A Traditional Chinese Love Story.
Princess Otohime from Summer 2024 workshop
WEEK 3 – WORKSHOP INFORMATION
- Instructors: Jzin Teng and Elena Roussanova of Castle of Costa Mesa
- Dates: Monday – Friday, 7/14/25 – 7/18/25. (5 days)
- Time: 9am to 1pm
- Puppet-Show Performance: 12:30pm (tentatively) Friday, July 18, 2025. All are invited to enjoy the student’s show!
- Classroom: (tentatively) 7th Grade Classroom – with Air Condition and Piano
- Address: The Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Drive. Costa Mesa, CA 92627
- Ages: Rising 5 – 12 Graders. No experience necessary. Students ages 9 and older with steady and focused temperament, who are able to work safely with felting needles, can make special requests to instructor Jzin (949) 400-7082 to register for the class.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND REGISTER
WEEK 3 – WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Do you know why it rains softly on the seventh day in the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar each year? These are tears of joy created when the cowherd gets to meet his beloved weaver girl, for once a year. Do you like to hear the rest of the story? Come join our felting workshop! Students will be creating characters and scenes for this touching and breathtaking traditional Chinese Folk Tale Puppet Show. We will needle-felt characters such as The Cowherd and The Weaver Girl, the loyal old cow, heavenly soldiers, fairies, farm animals and more. We shall create sets for scenes such as the Heavenly Palace of Xiwangmu, a modest farm and the jade lotus lake. Bring all the creative cells in your being – you will design, craft, act, sing, play musical instruments, design sound effects, and perform puppet show to entertain an audience on our open house on Friday July 21, 2024. Invite your family, friends and neighbors to enjoy this spectacular handmade puppet show of the summer! Note: We will be using sharp, barbed needles for needle-felting and hot glue guns for set construction.
Click here to see an example of a workshop in the past: Urashima Taro Puppet Show Workshop 2024
Questions? Text Instructor Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND REGISTER
Some Past Summer Camps
- Click on each photo below to view each 3 different summer workshops of 2023: Fairy Tale Woodland, Mermaid Kingdom, Tell Your Story
- Click here to view ALL past Castle of Costa Mesa events, including past Felting and Puppet Show workshops
- Interested in signing up for these summer camps? Contact Jzin Teng (949) 400-7082 or sign up on Waldorf School of Orange County Summer Camps link.
Related Links
- Click here to view Castle of Costa past workshops, puppet shows and events
- Click here if you want to see a photo gallery/blog of our Waldorf Craft Group.
- Follow us on Castle of Costa Mesa on Instagram here to view upcoming workshops or events.
- Shop Castle of Costa Mesa. Fairy Tale Dolls and Fiber Arts, Handmade with Love.
- Questions? Contact Jzin (949) 400-7082